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The Embassy of the United States "punishes" Diario Libre over photography
Journalists were denied entry "on instructions from Ambassador"
SD. In an unprecedented move, the US Embassy refused entry to Diario Libre reporters who came to the residence of the Ambassador for a social activity with Dominican major league baseball players.
In the words of the press officer of the legation, Jeremy Knight, " I am sorry, but right now Diario Libre is not invited to cover the event, that is the word of the ambassador." "You know I'm doing my job, I have to do as my boss indicates, and he tells me that I can not let you in. He toll me before the event began that Diario Libre was not invited. "
The activity, launching a program called "baseball is with you" to support efforts in favor of education, inclusion and combating domestic violence, was held at the residence of the Ambassador at Leopoldo Navarro street.
Diario Libre learned from colleagues of the activity, and sent a team of reporters to cover it. No one in the media was informed of the impediment.
Diario Libre team arrived at the embassy about 7:25 pm, and an officer with the guest list in his hands indicated that Diario Libre was not on the guest list.
Reporters asked to speak to someone with the embassy communication office, and only after much prodding, the entry officer put them in contact with Jeremiah Knight, who is the press officer at the embassy, and who reported that on instructions from the US Ambassador, Diario Libre was not invited to the event.
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Mr. Knight said the embassy had spoken with "owner" of the newspaper to inform the decision.
Diario Libre director, Adriano Miguel Tejada, regretted the decision of the Embassy, which is "discriminatory, intolerant and in violation of constitutional principles in the United States and the Dominican Republic, including freedom of the press and free access to media sources of information. "
"The only explanation that I find for the attitude of the Ambassador is that it is in retaliation for Diario Libre's publishing of a picture uploaded to Facebook by the Ambassador's husband, that shows a group of men posing at the pool of the Embassy celebrating Gay Pride month, "said Tejada.
No other Dominican newspaper published the photograph. This apparently caused an unpleasant reaction.
During the meeting, the big leaguers David Ortiz, Nelson Cruz, Fernando Rodney and Ubaldo Jimenez were present.
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The Embassy of the United States "punishes" Diario Libre over photography
Journalists were denied entry "on instructions from Ambassador"
SD. In an unprecedented move, the US Embassy refused entry to Diario Libre reporters who came to the residence of the Ambassador for a social activity with Dominican major league baseball players.
In the words of the press officer of the legation, Jeremy Knight, " I am sorry, but right now Diario Libre is not invited to cover the event, that is the word of the ambassador." "You know I'm doing my job, I have to do as my boss indicates, and he tells me that I can not let you in. He toll me before the event began that Diario Libre was not invited. "
The activity, launching a program called "baseball is with you" to support efforts in favor of education, inclusion and combating domestic violence, was held at the residence of the Ambassador at Leopoldo Navarro street.
Diario Libre learned from colleagues of the activity, and sent a team of reporters to cover it. No one in the media was informed of the impediment.
Diario Libre team arrived at the embassy about 7:25 pm, and an officer with the guest list in his hands indicated that Diario Libre was not on the guest list.
Reporters asked to speak to someone with the embassy communication office, and only after much prodding, the entry officer put them in contact with Jeremiah Knight, who is the press officer at the embassy, and who reported that on instructions from the US Ambassador, Diario Libre was not invited to the event.
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Mr. Knight said the embassy had spoken with "owner" of the newspaper to inform the decision.
Diario Libre director, Adriano Miguel Tejada, regretted the decision of the Embassy, which is "discriminatory, intolerant and in violation of constitutional principles in the United States and the Dominican Republic, including freedom of the press and free access to media sources of information. "
"The only explanation that I find for the attitude of the Ambassador is that it is in retaliation for Diario Libre's publishing of a picture uploaded to Facebook by the Ambassador's husband, that shows a group of men posing at the pool of the Embassy celebrating Gay Pride month, "said Tejada.
No other Dominican newspaper published the photograph. This apparently caused an unpleasant reaction.
During the meeting, the big leaguers David Ortiz, Nelson Cruz, Fernando Rodney and Ubaldo Jimenez were present.
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